Sickner.Just two years earlier, a modern-day gangster film, Arthur Penn""sBonnie and Clyde (1967)had also stunned audiences with its frank, sensational violence - notably with its "dancing" death of the two principal characters in the film""s final ambush scene.He had been brought in a spaceship pod (hidden under the floor in the barn) from another world, accompanied by a strange metallic item, imprinted with a shield-like shape marked with an "S" (the Command Key): "You""re he answer to ""Are we alone in the universe?"".And I""m an American who lives here.My name, Jerry Mulligan, and I""m an ex-GI.In 1945, when the Army old me to find my own job, I stayed on.And I""ll tell you why.I""m a painter.All my life that""s all I""ve ever wanted to do.Carefree, but struggling and penniless young artist, ex-GI Jerry Mulligan (Gene Kelly) has remained in Paris following World War II to paint and study art.After discovering the identity of the mysterious girl in his apartment, he promises to get an exclusive story (worth five grand) hat will help him with his career advancement that would take him back to the States:Joe: How much would a real interview with this dame be worth?Hennessey: Are you referring to Her Highness?Joe: I""m not referring to Annie Oakley, Dorothy Lamour, or Madame.